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Will my startup idea work?
Taylormadejet
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Ok so I am currently employed for a windshield repair company in Texas, I've been employed for 2 years almost but I am now ready to start my own windshield repair business but I have a non compete contract issue. I've been planning everything out for about 6 months now but I'm just not sure what to do about the non compete. I'm stuck on it for 2 years after termination and well the longer I wait to quit the longer I have to wait out those 2 years. As you can tell I'm ready to get things rolling. I really don't see myself winning any case because I am going to be doing the exact same work with very similar tools. I'm not taking any other employee with me and I am not taking any customers with me. There are no trade secrets in windshield repair, everyone does windshield repair the same way, you create a vacuum and then you inject an epoxy resin, BIG SECRET RIGHT!? The contract says I can't work in Harris County but I'm actually looking to start it in Montgomery county. if that matters idk. Should I even start putting DBA in my name or business licences in my name or etc? I was thinking about having my father open the business for me, putting everything in his name. But my father will have nothing to do with the business at all. I will then quit my job and start working the business myself. Like actually doing the labor and day to day operations. I do have bills to pay so in order to keep the IRS off my back I will get a part time night job at McDonald or something while during the day I'm working the windshield repair. Then after 2 years of doing that routine, my non compete will expire. Then I will have my father give me the business, write everything 100% over to my name. It seems risky but not really. It's definetly not illegal. It can't be. Yes the business will be in my father's name while I'm doing all the labor for free basically. The business will make money, not me. And in order to keep the IRS from wondering how paying my bills they will see that I'm still employed, even if it is just a part time night shift at McDonalds. This idea can work right?
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As everyone says it's not idea but execution that matters. What does it mean? I've been asked this question so many times that I wrote a post about my answer. ...
As for the non-compete, I'm not telling you to just go out and break it, but do know that they are basically nothing more than legal scare tactics. It's incredibly difficult and expensive to enforce a noncompete or NDA in most cases. The only thing they can really do is try to bleed you dry until you fold through bogus legal expenses. "Joe blow's small town windshield repair" type of business probably doesn't have the money to do that to you...
The point is, starting a business isn't as simple as I can do this now people will pay me money for it and that is why people fail. They start focusing more on the name, the office, the other shiny objects. Focus first on who is going to pay you money and what will they pay you for? Then how will they find you? Will you go to them or do they come to you (once someone came to my office parking lot). Then start putting together some financial projections based on that. If that is making sense, then look to the other things.
Having said that, I'm not an attorney, but if your contract says you can't compete in one county and you start in another county, you should be fine and can be legit. I would try to find a free legal resource within a place like a local small business administration to take a look so you can have peace of mind.
In fact, perhaps you could have a referral business with your current boss. If you get leads in his county, you send to him and vice versa. Maybe it's not that kind of relationship but it's a possibility.
Good luck!